Clutch.



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Patented sept. 12, '1911.

' W. H. LANNING, JR.

CLUTCH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12. 1911.

Patented Sept. 12, 1911.

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WILLIAM H. LANNING, JRJ, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

CLUTCH.

certain new and useful Clutch; and I doV hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, rsuch as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the sam-e, reference being. had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the class of clutches employed on power-presses or other machines in which it is desired to intermittently impart a single revolution to a shaft from a continuously revolving element at the will of the operator. i The objectof my invention' is the provision of a simple and efficient clutch of this character, which is provided with improved means for effecting a positive and automatic release of the clutch parts at the completion of each revolution of the associated shaft and which is operable to render a second revolution of the shaft or a repeating stroke of the actuated parts impossible, or to permit such repeating as may be desired.

The invention is fully describedl in the following specification, and while i n its broader aspect it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in the accompanylng drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an inner side View of the mechanism comprising my invention wlt-h parts of the same broken away. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a portion of a machine frame with the invention associated therewith and a part in section. Fig. 3 is an enlarged inner side elevation of theelutch parts with portions broken. away.V Fig. L1 1s an enlarged section on the hne fr, m 1n Fig. 3 with portions broken away and other parts in section. Fig. 5 is a face view ofthe cam shift block with aportion in section. Fig. 6 is an outer side elevation thereof, and Figs. 7 and 8 are different-*enlarged details of the cam tripping mechanism. f

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a shaft with which the clutch comprisingmy invention is associated, and 2 a continuously rotating element which is loosely mounted specmationpf Lettersratent. Patented Sept. 12, 1911. application inea :im `12, 1911.

Serial- No. 632,720.

Keyed to the shaft 1 at the inner side of/ the wheel or other element 2, with its asso-f ciated end projecting Within the recess 3 of said 'element is a collar 7. This collar has the end thereof which projects ywithin the recess 3 of the element 2'recessed at one side of its axis, as at 8, to receive a pawl 9 which is pivoted therein, as at 10, with its free end trailing from such pivot when the collar 7 is being rotated by the driving element 2 due to an engagement of the pawl with one Aof the thrust blocks 5. The pawl J is of greater width than the depth of the recess 3 in the driving element to permit its outer edge to project Without the recess in position to be engaged by the sliding cam-block 11 when such block is in normal position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. l

.A bracket 12 projects from an adjacent port-ion of the associated machine frame 13 and is provided with a slide-way in which a portion of the cam-block 11 engages to 'adapt said block for shifting movements in parallelism with the shaft 1, the bracket and cam-block being shown in the present instance as having complemental dove-tailed engaging portions. The block 11 has its inner side curved to closely embrace a portion of the collar 7 and is provided on its inner curved surface with a circumferentially extending cam-race 14 which terminates at its upper end within an extension 15 of the cam-block. The edge of the camblock 11 which is adjacent to the drive element 2 is adapted, when in normal position, to overlap the outer edge of the pawl 9 and retain it in retracted position within its recess 8 to prevent an engagement of such pawl with the revolving thrust blocks 5 until the cam has been shifted away from the side y is adapted, upon each revolution thereof with the collar, to coact with the cam racc 14 in the cam block 11 to effect a positive r return of the camu-block to normal pawl re-A open for such purpose.

tract-ing position. When the clutch parts are at rest the pin 16 stands within the por'- tion of the cam-race 14 which is disposed within the extension 15 of the cam-block,

' the cam-block 11. from shifted to normal position is also adapted to coact with'the upper end wall of the race 14 to effect a stopping of the rotation of the collar 7 should t-he pawl 9 for any reason not be retracted by the block 11 from thrust block engaging position upon the completion of a revolution thereof. The pin v16 may either be projected without the collar 7 `or entirely disposed within the collar socket 17, as desired, by the coaction with notches 18 therein of a screw 19, which is threaded in the collar A coiled spring 20l 7, as shown in -Fig.`1. 'is mounted within the inner end of the socket 17 and acts on the pin 16 to inuence an 'outward movement thereof. The'retrac- .tion of the pin 16 entirely within its socket 17 permits a repeating action of the ma- .chine to adapt it for usey in `automatic stamping or the like. Upon a rotation of the collar 7 it will be noted that the pin 16 moves within the cam-race 14 and coacts therewit-h to force the cam-blockI 11 to neutral position before the forward or pivoted end of the pawl 9 has revolved into position for the lower edge of the .cam-block to coact with vthe pawl to force the latter inward from engagement with the coacting thrust block 5 lof the drive member 2. The pawl 9 is influenced to normally swing outward into a registering socket 4 in the drive member 2 bythe action thereon of a spring pressed .pin 21, which is mounted within a socket in the collar 7. When the pawl is in retracted position a spring pressed pin 22 acts'on the outer side thereof in'opposition to the pin 21 to hold the pawl completely retracted within its recess 8, with its end free from contact with the cam block 11. The pin 22 is carried by the cam block 11 and is moved out of register with the pawl upon a shifting of the cam-block from normal posit-ion. The spring which acts on the pin 22 is--of stronger tension than the spring acting on the pin 2 1 to enablel the former to hold the` pawl retracted against the tension of the latter.`

For the purpose of manually shifting the cam. block 11 from normal position a shaft- 23 is mounted in a portion of the bracket 12,

' being disposed at right angles to the shaft 1, and has its inner end provided with a laterally projecting fingerv 24-which works 'the other for such purpose.

between lugs, 25 on the adjacent side of the block 11,whereby a rocking of the shaft 23 will impart a shifting movement to the block 11. Projectinor from the outer end of the shaft 23 is 'a eranr arm 26, which is preferably connected by. a rod 27 to the foot treadle of the machine, asis usual'in ma- -chines of this character.

In order to prevent the cam-block 11, from being held in shifted position and a consequent repeating action of the machine parts should the treadle be held depressed, 'the rock shaft 23 vis mounted for longitudinal shifting movements within its bearing bracket 1,2 to facilitate'an outward movement of the finger 24 from engagement with the left hand lug 'shaft 23 is yieldlngly held at the limit of its inward movement by the action of a coiled compression spring 28 which encircles a -portion of the shaft 23 and bears at its inner end against a shouldered portion of such shaft and at its outer end a ainst the outer end of the socket in the brac et 12 in which yit'is mounted. Upon a rocking of the shaft 23 to move the cam block 11 from normal position, a pin 29, which projects laterally from its outer end and, in the present instance, comprises a continuation of the rod forming the crank arm 26, rides upon a segmental cam surface 30 at the outer end of the bracket 12 and effects an outward movement of the rock shaft 23 against the tension of the spring 28 suiicient to-draw the linger 24 ofvsaid shaft outward from engagement 'with the left one of the cam-block lugs 25, which lug is preferably made shorter than parent that the cam-block 11 is now free to return to its normal position upon a coaction of theppin 16 with its cam race even should the foot trea'dle, or other actuatin part to which the rod 27 may be connecte be held depressed. The cam 30 is shown, in the present instance, as being provided upon the guter end of a collar 31 which is adjustably secured to the outer end of the bracket 12 around the'end of the shaft 23. The collar 31 is rotatably adjustable to enable the cam 30 to be moved out of coacting position with the pin 29 should it be desired to prevent a releasing of the finger 24 from the 25 of the cam-block. The

It is thus apcam-block lugs 25 upon a rocking of the engagement with the pawl 9 to permit an masse collar 7 to uncover and permit la revolution of such pin with the collar. Upon such revolutioni of the pin 16 it enters the lower end of 4the cam race 14 in the block 11, such race standing in suitable position for' such purpose when the block is shifted to the left, and coacts with the right hand wall of such race .or that disposed adjacentto the drive element 2 to move the cam block to its normal position. When 'the cam block has) been shifted in this manner to normal position the pawl 9 will have moved into position for the lower end of the cam block to coact therewith to move it within the recess 48 in the collar 7 to release the engaged thrust block 5 of the driving element, the rot-ation of the collar 7 being stopped when the pin 16 is near the upper end of the cam race 14, as shown in Fig. 1. Upon a rocking of the shaft 23 to shift the cam block, the pin 29 thereoncoacts with the camv 30 to effect a' retraction of the finger 24 from engagement with the left hand lug 25 of the cam block so that when the block has been shifted to the limit of its movement to the `left the fin ger 24 stands released from the left lug 25 to permit a return of the cam block to normal position upon an engaging of the same by the pin 16 should the treadle be continued depressed. If it is desired to have a repeating action of the driven parts for automatic stamping, or the like, the pin 16 may be placed in inoperative lposition by moving it entirely within its receiving socket 17 and engaging the outer notch 18 therein by the set screw 19.

It is apparent that I have provided a clutch which is simple in its construction and safe in its action and adapted to positively prevent a repeating of a revolution of the driven parts until the foot or other control part has been released and again depressed or moved to effect a shifting of the movable clut'ch parts for such purpose.

I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

l. The combination with a continuously rotating drive part, of a driven member, a pawl carried by the drive member and movable to engage thrust portions of the drive `part, meansnormally I coacting with said pawl to retain it from engagement, with said thrust portions .and having a cam surface,

4aA projection revoluble with said driven v member and adapted at each revolution to coperate with said cam surface to move said means to normal position, and mechanism operable to shift said means.

2. In combinatiomacontinuously rotating drive member, a driven member, apawl carried by the driven member and capable Vof movement to y engage registering portions of thedrive member to cause a rotation ofthe driven member therewith, a cam block normallyv coacting with the pawl to retain it in retracted position and having a cam surface, meansffor shifting the cam block from normal position, and a projection on the driven member for, coacting at aL predetermined point' in a revolution thereof with the cam surface of said block to move the block to pawl retracting position.

3. In combination, a continuously rotating drive member, a driven member, a pawl carried by the driven member and movable outward therefrom to engage a registering thrust .portion of thel drive member to cause a rotation of the drive and driven members in unison, a cam block embracing a portion of the driven member and shiftable in arallelism with its axis, said block having a cam surface and when in normal position coacting with said pawl to retain it retracted from engagement with the drive member, means influencing an outward movement of the pawl, means manually operable to shift the cam block from pawl engaging position, and a projection on the driven member for coacting at a* predetermined point in each revolutlon thereof with the cam surface of said block to move the block to normal pawl retracting position.

' 4. In combination, a continuously rotating drive member having a recess in a side thereof concentric to its axis, Ysaid recess having its peripheral wall provided with thrust pockets, a driven member ha'vingl an end thereof projecting within said recess, means carried by the driven member and movable to engage said thrust pockets to communicate rotation from one to the other of said members, manually operablemechanism having a part normally coacting with saidmeans to retain it retracted within the driven member and movable to release such means, and a projection Acarried by the driven member and adapted to coact with said part to move it into position to retract said means when the driven member is at a predetermined point in a revolution thereof.

5. In combination, a continuously rotating drive member having a recess in a side thereof, the peripheral wall of which recess is provided with clutch pockets, a driven member havingv an end projecting within said-recess, clutch=mveans Icarried by said driven 'member and normally movable to v 'coact with the clutch pockets of the drive means, a block .shiftable in parallelism with the ,axes of said members and adapted to vnormally retain said clutch means from engagement .with ithev clutch pockets, means 'manually operable to shift said block from said blockhaving a circumferentially extendin cam surface, means for shifting said block V rom pawl retracting position, anda pin projecting from said driven art in po sition to coact with the cam sur ace of said block to effect a' shifting of the samerto pawl Y retractingposition at a predetermined point in each revolution of the driven part, and means yfor retaining said pin projected in block coacting position or retracted within the driven part.

7. In combination, a continuously rotat ing drive member, a driven member, comlemental clutch parts/,on said drive and driven4 members, a shift block encircling a portionof the driven member and normally coacting with the clutch part thereof to re- 'l tain it from engagement with the clutch part of the drive member, means carried b the driven member and `ada ted at eac revolution thereof to coact with the shift block to returnitfto normal clutch part retractin position, andl mechanism manually operab e-to shift said. block' from knormal position and to release the 'block when shifted to permit its return to normal -position. y

8. In combination, a continuously rotating drive member, a driven member, said drive and driven members having coperating clutch parts, a shift block encircling a.

portion of the driven member and adapted to normally stand in position to coact with and retain the clutch part of the driven member in released position, means carried by the driven'member for coperatin with said blockl to return it to normal clutc part retractin position at a predetermined point in a revo ution of the driven member, va rock shaft having a finger in shifting engagement with a portion of said block, means yieldingly retainin the iin er in engagement with the bloc means or rockin@r the shaft to shift the block from normal cutch art retracting osition, and means for efecting a retraction of the nger from block engaging position upon the completion of a shifting movement of the block to permit its free return to normal position.

`In testimony whereof, I 'have hereunto signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM H. LANNING, J R.

Witnesses C. W. OWEN, E. E.' THOMAS. 

